Emirates announces third daily flight to Mauritius

Emirates has announced plans to up frequencies to Mauritius starting October 1, following the introduction of double-daily flights.

The additional evening frequency, which will operate until January 31, 2023, is to meet increased travel demand to and from Mauritius and will increase connectivity to the island nation.

Emirates’ third-daily flight to Mauritius will operate with the following schedule (all timings local): EK 709 will depart Dubai at 10:10 pm and will arrive in Mauritius at 4:45 am. EK 710 will leave Mauritius at 6:30 am, arriving in Dubai at 1:05 pm.

The third-daily flight will boost seat capacity to and from Mauritius by approximately 35 per cent, catering to the surge in demand and providing added support to the tourism industry during one of the busiest travel seasons.

The added frequency supplements the existing double-daily Airbus A380 services.

Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and chief executive, Emirates Airline and Group said, “We thank the Mauritian authorities for considering our request to operate a third daily flight. Air connectivity is critical to international tourism, and these extra seats will help us bring even more visitors from across our network to Mauritius, and accommodate rising demand. Emirates is committed to playing a key role to promote inbound travel, and support the government in achieving its goal of hosting 1.4 million tourists by June 2023.”

In May this year, Emirates renewed its MoU with the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA) aimed at jointly promoting the island destination across the airline’s network.

In addition to carrying more passengers, the third-daily flight between Dubai and Mauritius will provide around 30-40 tonnes of cargo belly-hold capacity for businesses, further opening global trade lanes through enhanced import and export opportunities.

Emirates started operations to Mauritius in September 2002 with three weekly flights and currently is in its 20th year of operations to the island nation.

In recent news, Emirates has announced plans to launch a second flight to Tel Aviv, starting in October.

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